Career, in brief
Poul Jessen competed for Denmark in men's artistic gymnastics at the 1948 and 1952 Games. He placed 8th in the team competition.
Denmark · MAG · 1948 – 1952
Poul Jessen
Poul Jessen competed for Denmark in men's artistic gymnastics, 1948–1952.
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Olympic result rows
in the archive.
Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
Olympic — 2 appearances
1952 Helsinki Olympics
Helsinki
Team Final 15thURS 574.350 · SUI 567.500 · FIN 564.200 · Unified Team of Germany 561.200 15th
1948 London Olympics
London
Team Final 8thFIN 1358.300 · SUI 1356.700 · HUN 1330.850 · FRA 1313.850 8th
Team affiliations
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Competing in the 1940s — men's artistic gymnastics
Japan · MAG · 1952 – 1964
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Soviet Union · MAG · 1952 – 1956
Viktor Chukarin
Finland · MAG · 1928 – 1952
Heikki Savolainen
Switzerland · MAG · 1948 – 1952
Sepp Stalder
Germany · MAG · 1936 – 1952
Alfred Schwarzmann
Japan · MAG · 1952 – 1960
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Switzerland · MAG · 1936 – 1948
Michael Reusch
Finland · MAG · 1948 – 1952
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Finland · MAG · 1948 – 1948
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Finland · MAG · 1932 – 1948
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Soviet Union · MAG · 1952 – 1952
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Italy · MAG · 1928 – 1952
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Soviet Union · MAG · 1952 – 1956
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Switzerland · MAG · 1948 – 1952
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Finland · MAG · 1936 – 1948
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Hungary · MAG · 1948 – 1952
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Switzerland · MAG · 1952 – 1952
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Hungary · MAG · 1948 – 1952
János Mogyorósi-Klencs
Finland · MAG · 1948 – 1952
Olavi Rove
Switzerland · MAG · 1948 – 1948
Christian Kipfer
Soviet Union · MAG · 1952 – 1952
Dmitry Leonkin
Finland · MAG · 1936 – 1948
Esa Seeste
Switzerland · MAG · 1952 – 1952
Jack Günthard
Finland · MAG · 1948 – 1952
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Sources
Sources
olympedia.org (Helsinki 1952, London 1948)
Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com
Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com